[Turkey]Foreign LGBTI inmates are on hunger strike in Turkey
Brazilian and Azerbaijani trans women were separated from LGBTI inmates from Turkey in Maltepe Prison and transferred to a different section. The women say they have been deprived of their friends’ financial and psychological help and have started a hunger strike for being kept in isolation.

[India]Eunuch leader Daya Rani shot dead at her residence
An eunuch leader in Ghaziabad who had contested parliamentary, legislative and mayoral elections was on Saturday found murdered at her residence, police said.
Daya Rani Kinnar was found on Saturday morning with a bullet hole in her head when one of her assistants went to serve her tea in her room in the house in Kaila Bhatta area.

[GA, USA]Transgender Mexican Woman Again Denied Asylum
A transgender woman from Mexico seeking asylum because she fears further abuse if she's deported has been turned down a second time by the Stewart Immigration Court in Lumpkin, Ga.

[IA, USA]Transgender Life in Small Town Iowa
The transgender community has become increasingly visible this year. That’s thanks in part to celebrities like reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, video blogger Aydian Dowling and actress Laverne Cox.